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Gorbachev: “We have to renounce the politics of force”
To mark the passing on 30 August of Mikhail Gorbachev, who was praised by many for his role in bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end, we are republishing…
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Notes on the Council of Florence, 1438-39
From Anonimous Byzantine Chronicle #104: The translation is based on the edition of P. Schreiner - "Short Byzantine Chronicles" (Peter Schreiner. Die byzantinischen Kleinchroniken. Teil I-III. Wien. 1977-79) - item…
Culture
Sergei Rachmaninov: “My Motherland determined my temperament and worldview”
Recognized already in pre-revolutionary Russia, Rachmaninov and in the West after emigration quickly became popular and in demand: tour, big fees, attention of the public and the press. But if…
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Divine order and beauty of the world – revelation about the Creator [2]
Truly vain by nature are all people who had no knowledge of God, who, out of visible perfections, could not know Jehovah, and, looking at the deeds, did not know…
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The Meaning of the Arian Controversy
Author: protopresbiter Alexander Schmemann In the Arian controversy, as in a knot, many threads are gathered, many questions are joined. This is the beginning of the great theological controversies in…
International
The Secret Treasures of the Copper Scroll
Written by Ventzeslav Karavalchev for dveri.bg In 1947, a Bedouin from the Taamira tribe walked around the Qumran hill, located on the western shore of the Dead Sea, looking for…
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Why is Moses depicted with horns?
An image in the German edition of Jacob de Teramo's book The Consolation of Sinners, or the Trial of Lucifer against Jesus Christ (Jacobi de Ancharano (alias de Teramo): Litigatio…
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Peace peace and joy in the Holy Spirit?
"The kingdom of God... peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Rom. 14:17) Peace transcends all feeling and guards the hearts and minds of the saints. This is the clarity…
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The Orthodox Icon of the Virgin (theological-aesthetic study)
Written by Kalin Yanakiev There is a unique paradox in the Orthodox iconography of the Mother of God - extremely difficult to articulate, though at the same time very clearly…
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Pope Francis met with Russian Metropolitan Antony
On August 5, in the Vatican, Pope Francis met with Volokolamsk Metropolitan Antony, Chairman of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate. This is the first personal meeting…